Mario Zampedroni, Milan, ItalyMember Since March 2007Artist Statement Mario Zampedroni was born in Milan (Italy) in 1945. Not thirteen years old yet, in 1958 he attended Castello Sforzesco's High School of Art in Milan, were he followed drawing and painting courses and distinguished himself being awarded many prizes. Until the end of 1970s he took part in painting competitions and won six times. He graduated in Graphics and advertising and studied architecture at Polytechnic in Milan. He worked as designer and executive in the furnishing industry. Today devotes all his time to painting. His abstract landscape and floral paintings are in demand and collected in Italy and abroad.